Every bookworm must join at least one book club. What is a readding club? Think of it as a gathering for like-minded readers. Or a date with fellow bookworms. Coffee is optional, a book is required, but there is a debate.
Unfortunately, a book club may not fit into your busy schedule, a shame because the intellectual stimulation of other librarian bibliophiles can double as a stress buster. Let's compromise with a global online book club .
Big Library Read is called the first global book club. And it could very well be true because, until now, the idea of an "online book club" has been used quite loosely. Yes, there are Facebook groups on the side, and there are also Goodreads book groups, and Oprah's book club is also incredibly popular.
But Big Library Read is something different. It works like a real book club and sends you back to where it all started:your local library.
It's a reading program through your library.. Armed with your local or school With the library card, you can connect readers from all over the world with the same e-book at the same time without any queuing or waiting list. Here's the gist of how it works:
Borrow the book and skip the waiting lists. During the duration of the BLR program, you can join the discussion forums and share your thoughts with other readers from around the world. The author also registers to start conversations. Podcast interviews and other helpful resources are also available on the BLR site.
You can buy an e-book with a click of an Amazon link, but why make reading such an isolated hobby? We can be book nerds and still make reading a social experience Can Reading Be A Social Experience? Can reading be a social experience? Reading has a reputation for being an isolated activity. We often think of people in pajamas or bathrobes, sunk in a huge armchair in front of a roaring fire, with a cup of… Read more. Okay, it's on the web and these are e-books... but it's a start, isn't it?
What do you think about book clubs? And the Big Library Read program as an idea.?
